Establishment profile
TELSMITH, INC.
10910 N. INDUSTRIAL DR., MEQUON, WI, 53092
Operated by ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 13 establishments
333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing
Summary
TELSMITH, INC. has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $34,813 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 101 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TELSMITH, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $34,813 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $2,513 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1992 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II | 2 | 1 | — | Apr 1992 | Apr 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,250 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $7,250 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 N01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Jul 2002 | Jul 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F04 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1995 | Jan 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 1992 | Apr 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2013 | Jun 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | May 2013 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3331 within WI. Peer group: 101 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 267 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2018 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for TELSMITH, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TELSMITH, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-249802 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2019 | Dec 2020 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-129317 | Unfair labor practice | May 2014 | Jun 2014 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 30-CA-076754 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2012 | May 2012 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for TELSMITH, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TELSMITH, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TELSMITH 10910 N INDUSTRIAL DR · THIENSVILLE, WI, 53092 | RCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | May 2019 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-12 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $17,000 | |
| 2013-07-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-16 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $5,100 | |
| 2013-04-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-03-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-07-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-04-15 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,313 | |
| 2002-06-14 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $9,400 | |
| 1999-08-05 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-12-20 | Complaint | 3 | — | $1,500 | |
| 1992-03-17 | Complaint | 11 | 3 | $500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TELSMITH, INC. is one of 13 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC across all 13 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in construction machinery manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- GENESIS ATTACHMENTS, LLCSUPERIOR — 2 federal enforcement records
- MEYER MATERIAL COMPANYKENOSHA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MANITOWOC CRANESMANITOWOC — 2 federal enforcement records
- BERCO OF AMERICA, INC.WAUKESHA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TIMBERPRO, INC.SHAWANO — 2 federal enforcement records
- BARKO HYDRAULICS INCSUPERIOR — 2 federal enforcement records
- VOELLER MIXERS, INC.PORT WASHINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- WAUSAU EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLCNEW BERLIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- WACKER CORPORATIONMENOMONEE FALLS — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JOHNSON CRUSHERS INTERNATIONAL INCEUGENE, OR — 4 federal enforcement records
- ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.CHATTANOOGA, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
- ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.ROSSVILLE, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.PENSACOLA, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- PETERSON PACIFIC CORPEUGENE, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- REXCON, INC.BURLINGTON, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC locationsParent rollup
- Construction Machinery ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TELSMITH, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 13 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TELSMITH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TELSMITH, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $34,812.5 in total penalties.
- How does TELSMITH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TELSMITH, INC. operates in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. TELSMITH, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.5 compared to an industry average of 1.6.